Burnt bus stop shelter in Gariki, Enugu; Ikoyi Custodial Centre inmates after the attempted jailbreak; and burnt Akeredolu campaign office in Akure on Thursday.
The reign of terror by hoodlums across the country continued unabated on Thursday with reports of attacks on the police personnel, which resulted in some deaths, and burning of many police stations across the nation.
In some states, inmates of custodial centres were set free by the hoodlums, while in others, the inmates attempted to flee from custody, but their efforts were thwarted by security agents.
Many public buildings were also set on fire by hoodlums across the country.
Police, army storm Ikoyi prison over attempted jail break
Some inmates of the Ikoyi Custodial Centre in Lagos State, on Thursday, attempted to escape after setting a section of the facility on fire.
Personnel of the centre, in collaboration with other security agencies, were said to have foiled the attempt.
The Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Correctional Service, Lagos Command, Rotimi Oladokun, noted that the inmates wanted to take advantage of the ongoing #EndSARS protests and the curfew in the state.
“However, the inmates met stiff resistance by the personnel at the centre. The inmates, in their attempted jailbreak, set a section of the custodial centre ablaze. There was no breach of the custodial centre’s security perimeter, as the combined deployment of military and other security agencies ensured the safety of the inmates and the custodial centre,” he added.
However, hoodlums took over major parts of Lagos on Thursday, extorting money from motorists, commercial motorcycle riders and passers-by.
Many parts of the state were barricaded by the thugs, who carried cutlasses, knives and stones.
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